Movable headlight



June 5, 1923. 1,45%4

WLB. STROUT MOVABLE HEADLIGHT Filed June 21, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 MBSWMI NVENTOR ATTORNEY WITNESS:

June 5, 1x923. I mswm M. B. STROUT MOVABLE HEADLIGHT Filed June 21. 19222 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEY WITNESSES l atented June 5, 1923.

UNITED MYRON BUBNI-IAM STIR-OUT, POLAND, MAINE.

TKOVABLE HEADLIGHT.

Application filed June 21, 1922.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MYnoN B. Srsour, a citizen of the United States,residing at Poland, in the county of Androscoggin, and

State of Maine, have invented new and useful Improvements in MovableHeadlights, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to dirigible headlights for motor vehicles, thegeneral object of the invention being to provide means whereby themovement of the front wheels of the vehicle will be communicated to theheadlights so that the rays of light will follow the road on curves aswell as on straight portions.

Another object of the invention is to make the parts adjustable to causethe rays ct light to be directed in the proper direction.

This invention also consists in certain combination and arrangement otthe several parts, to be hereinafter fully described il lustrated in theaccompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appenriledclaim.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1is a front view of an automo bile showing my invention in use.

Figure 2 is a side view.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the front part of the chassis.

Figures 4 and are detail views.

In these views 1 indicates the lamp sup porting standards of theautomobile and 2 the lamps thereof. In carrying out my invention I placea casting 3 on the upper end of each standard. the castii carrying a 2by the arm 7.

The casting 6 is also pro vided with. a rearwardly eiitcnding arm. 8which extends into the casting 8 and a link 9 connects the two arms 8 ofthe two castings 6 together so that the movement of one lamp well becommunicated to the other. A vertically arranged rod 10 has its upperend suitably connected with the link 9 and the lower end of this rod 10is bent so that it extends under the front of the automobile, as shownat 11. A pair of turn buckles 12 other features 01"" construction and inthe Serial No. 569,905.

are connected with said bent end by means of a plate 11 and each turnbuckle is connected to a steering arm 13 of the car by a link From theforegoing it will be seen that when the steering mechanism of the car ismanipulated to turn the front wheel the movem of the steering arms 13Will be communicated to the part 11 of the rod 10 through the links 1and turn buckles, thus moving be rod 10 bodily and as this rod 10 isconnected with the link 9 said link will be moved longitudinally in onedirection or the other and thus the lamps will be rocked on theirpivotal bolts 4 which pass thfi sgh the castings 6.. The rays of lightthus be caused to follow the road as the is nag a turn or taking acurve, thus "operly illuminating the road ahead at all 7 y having theturn buckles conthe links these links can be adk ted so that the lampswill be moved to the desired extent. The amount of movement can also beadjusted by fastening the links to dilferent parts of the arms 13 byclamps l3 thought from the foregoing descripthe advantages and novelfeatures e vention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, providedthat such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is In combination with a motor vehicle and head lamps.apair of castings carried c the front of the can, a vertically arrangedbolt in each cafe" a casting connected with ear-h head lamp and having avertically arged opening therein for receiving a bolt. projection ar redon each casting of the e1 ung' into the space within .etioned casting, alink having its ends engaging said projections, a rod its upper endconnected with said link and its lower end bent to extend under thevehicle. plate connected with said bent end, turn buckles connected withthe plate, clamps on the steering arms and links connecting the turnbuckles with said clamps.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

MYRON BURNHAM STROUT.

